The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29
G. W. ASHFORD,
D. H. HITCHCOCK,
G. T. HoRNER,
J. u. KAwAINUI,
c. B. BERTELMANN.
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF Oahu,
Honolulu, Nov. Is, 1887.

Hitchcock, c. Horner, ]. {. Kawainui and c
Bertelmann:
8. How many commissions OF District JUS
tees have you issued during 1887 ?-Three.
3. How many commissions OF regular
policemen kaYe you issued during 1887 P
Fifty-oue.
). How many pounds have you selected OF
caused to be constructed, and how many
poundmasters have you appointed during
1887 None.
4. How many brands or marks of neat
cattle have you recorded or certified during
1887 ELEVEN.
3. How many wrecks have baen disposed
of under your supervision during 1887 p
None.
Glow many Hawaiian seamen have been
shipped under your supervision during 1887,
In accordance with Sections 1915 of the
Civil Code ?-Seven.
Z. In how many instances and for how
many persons have You, during 1887, tested
and rectiiied weights and measures ?-No
record has been kept.
s. How many minors have you bound out
as apprentices since January l, 1880, and
what are their names ?-None.
3. How many Oaths have you admins
tered, under the law authorizing the Cover
nor to administer the oath, during the past
year, and, if any, was there any special ne
cessity or advantage of their being admins
Respectfully submitted,
JNo. o. DoMINIs.
The above answers are for the year 1887;
but have only held the Office of Governor
of Oahu since August ), 1887.
JNo. o. DoMINIs.
The report was laid on the table to
be considered with the bill.
The Select Committee appointed to
examine the claims against funeral
expenses of II. r. H. Likelike, re-
ported:
That no authority exists, either Leg
islative or by Privy Council, to incur
any expenditure whatsoever.
That after examination, the commit
tee find these claims of unprecedented
and unnecessary magnitude, and there
fore recommend the liquidation by the
House, of such claims only, which,
according to the customs of the land,
may be deemed necessary.
Committee consider undertakers
bill, coffin plate, pail or pals, carriage
hire for officials at day of funeral,
clothing for kahili bearers, also cloth
ing for reasonable number of kahus,
male and female, as within the scope
of necessary expenditures of royal
funeral.
In view of circumstances committee
recommend:
|. That the amount of $4,000 for the
purpose be inserted in the appropria-
ton bill, in order to liquidate such
claims as may be termed necessary eX-
penditures by custom.
>. That in order to ascertain which
were necessary expenditures, a COM
mission be appointed by this Assembly,
consisting of one, two or three mem
bers mot necessarily members of this
House, who, after careful deliberation,
are authorized TO draw on the Minister
of Finance for such accounts due, pro-
ducing and placing on file the original
voucher. Said commission to be in
structed to act in settling of accounts
in the spirit as aforesaid and not allow
in preference. any claims which have
only a remote or indirect connection
with the funeral. The service of said
to be paid out of the above
recommended appropriation.
8. That a Receiver be appointed by
the Supreme Court to receive such
of money as are voluntarily
Offered by parties who received gifts
of clothing or orders for same, proceeds
to be divided pro rata among the
claimants who furnished such goods
and were not paid by the commission
for the settlement of necessary eXpen-
ditures, said Receiver to be paid his
out of such sums received
and collected.
Signed by j. /. Dowsett, ST., A. Jae-
ger 2. n. Makee, S. c. Luhiau.
Noble Castle moved the report be re-
ceived and laid on the table to be con-
sidered with the appropriation bill.
Carried.
Rep. f. Brown moved the commit
tees report on the bill to provide for
the discharge of the duties of Govern
or, be referred to the Printing Com
mittee. Carried.
House took recess to one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House resumed at o'clock.
RESOLUTIONS.
Noble Smith moved the following;
Resolved, That the Minister of For
eign Affairs report forthwith to this
House the date at which all Acts
which have passed the House, were
presented to His Majesty for approval
And that hereafter the Minister re-
port daily the title of all Acts which
were presented Oh the previous day,
all of which reports be filed with
the secretary of the Legislature.
The resolution was adopted.
Rep. Kalaukoa moved that the FL
nance Minister require the party who
drew balance due III. s. Meekapu out
of the Treasury to pay the same over
to Meekapu.
Minister Thurston moved that the
resolution be referred to the Minister
of Finance to ascertain the facts. Car
ried.
QUESTIONS ASKED MINISTER'S.
Rep. Helekunihi asked the Attorney
General to state ID from what nation
alities it is contemplated to draw the
police under the police organization
bin before the House, and ~ are all
80 ;1-a ,,olioa fo no DISCHARGED